The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


| 49, In the House the Committee on Claims pre-
sented substitute for the bill 10 pay the claims
! for losses By guerrilla raids during the wal
chose audited by the commission OF 1879 and
recommended its passage. The substitute cuts
down the total amount audited 1852 SsO.lD to
100000, and makes them payable in ten annual
installnents. The Committee on Labor intro
duced two bills. one TO provide for the payment
| OF wages in lawful money. and another increas-
! ne the salary of the Commissioner OF Labor 70
1850. with power 10 employ an assistant al
81 200 and another at not TO exceed 5000 per an
| mum if necessary, and requiring the Commits
sioner to visit all mines and factories al least
| twice year.
| THE Senate met at seven o'clock D. N. on
the 31st and transacted but little business. TWO
| bills were introduced. few petitions received,
| committees reported and the Senate adjourned.
| The House also met in the afternoon and re-
| eeiyed petitions, one praying for the repeal OF
the law authorizing the voting OF railroad bonds.
| Among the bills introduced were: Fixing the
time for annual township elections on the Tues
| day succeeding the first Monday in February OF
| each year; creating State and local boards of
health; TO prevent person holding lucrative
| ONCE or appointment under the United States
| from holding State or county ofice in Kansas
providing that pension money shall not be sub
| ject to punishment: providing fine and punish
ment of person found guilty of carrying con-
cealed weapons. Several private bills passed.
Mr. Timmons' Road bill was then debated for
two hours in Committee OF the Whole and finally
recommended for passage. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on February l the resolu-
ton instructinC the Temperance Committee to
report on bills passed.; also the House joint
resolution for the appointment OF q joint COM
mittee TO examine the State printing establish
ment; also the resolution memorializing Con
gresS in regard to pensions; also the House
concurrent resolution relating TO the organizs-
| tion Of the Territory OF Oklahoma. Adjourned.
go. In the House the morning session was de-
voted to consideration. IL Committee of the
Whole, OF the bill providing for the registration
| of voters at county seat elections, and the bill
was finally recommended for passage. At the
| afternoon sessions bills were introduced,
mostly of local character. Chairman Murray.
| of the Committee on Temperance. reported back
| his bill amending the Prohibitory law, with the
recommendation that it be passed, and also rec
omTnending that it be made the special order fol
/ Thursday al two o'clock. Mr.. Murray briefly
explained the necessity of the immediate con.
sideration of the bill, and moved that the report
| of the committee be adopted. A long and spicy
debate followed, and the House refused to ac-
| cept the report, making it a special order fol
| Thursday but made IL the special order fol-
Tuesday following. Mr.. Timmons' bill in rela-
tion to the improvement OF roads and highways
came up for final passage, but. as it lacked Il
constitutional majority, did not pass. Adjourned
THERE were but five bills introduced in
the Senate on the I'd, the most important being
bill providing that no sheriff of any county
shall be allowed TO convey female to the in
sane asylum without being accompanied by
some relative OF the woman who is to be taken
to the ASYLUM. Senator Bankers bill declaring
drunkenness misdemeanor finally passed. The
bill makes it n misdemeanor punishable with
confinement in the county jail not TO exceed
thirty days for any person TO be drunk
on any highway or street, or any pub
lie place or building. or in his own
house or private building and disturbing the
peace of his family or Others. -. In the House a
few bills were introduced and the Senate reso-
luton paving over s., 800 due the contractor of
the imhecile asylum at Winfield TO the laborers
on the same passed. Mr.. Edwards, of Pawnee.
introduced resolution indorsing Senator ingalls,
in his course on the Canadian fisheries question.
which was adopted. Senate bill to provide for
the registration of voters at elections for the 10
cation of county seats was read a third time and
passed. At the afternoon sessions the House
in Committee of the Whole, considered bills on
the calendar and then adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate or
the Sd the following bills passed: Relating &c
the duties OF sherifs authorizing corporations
organized for supplying water to the public &c
acquire certain rights by condemnation: author
lZlng the construction OF DranCn railroad INES.
amending the act relating TO assessment and
taxation: providing for the safety of persons
gagged in mining coal; relating to attorneys
fees; relating to labor, and establishing eight
hours as day work. The resolution relating
to State House appropriations was then de-
bated until recess. 1t was again taken up in
the afternoon and after further debate referred
to the Ways and Means Committee. The
mander of the proceedings were unimportant.
In ha a inf 70
vide for minority representation on State
boards; also providing for a geological survey,
and Professor of Geology in the University.
Among the bills passed were: To encourage
the improvement in the breed of horses cattle,
etc; TO protect fish and fish ponds; relating to
fees and salaries and prescribing fees of wit
nesses and jurors: TO amend the code OF civil
procedure: amending chapter 81 of the statutes
changing the age of consent to sixteen years.
Bills were considered in Committee of the
Whole. The bill TO enable counties, cities and
townships to vote aid to railroads, and Mr..
Matlocll's bill to repeal the present law brought
out quite debate. Adjourned.
The Senate did but little business on the
4th \ lively debate ensued upon the resolu-
ton indorsing the speech of Senator ingalls, on
the fisheries troubles. substitute was finally
adopted indorsing both Senators Ingalls, and
Plumb in their vote upon the question. Ad-
lourned until Monday at two p. H.. In the
House quite sensation was created by the
presentation of eleven petitions asking for the
removal of Superintendent Walker OF the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum for alleged cruelty to
pupils. Mr.. Butin offered a concurrent resolu
ton for the appointment of joint committee u
investigate the matter, which went over.
number of bills, mostly local, were introduced
At the afternoon session, in Committee of the
Whole, the bill repeating the Railroad Bond law
was considered and the committee recommend
ed that the enactilg clause be stricken out.
The report OF the committee adopted By
the House by vote of 80 to "a, and the House
adjourned.